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auengeravenger

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it
178 times in 92 works
Consistency
92.7% (178 of 192)
Reach if approved
~202 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: avenger
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
192 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (178 changes in 92 works, 92.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 178)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … and barren life, thanke thy ſelfe; for thou art the cauſe, God only the auengeravenger; thy bloud then be vpon thy owne head, that which will die let it …
    With rule
    … and barren life, thanke thy ſelfe; for thou art the cauſe, God only the auengeravenger; thy bloud then be vpon thy owne head, that which will die let it …

    Nehemiah Rogers · A Strange Vineyard in Palestine · p. 196 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … violent rapine, or taking away, what is another mans. See Mic. 2.2. God is an auengeravenger of all ſuch things, 1 Theſ. 4.5.
    With rule
    … violent rapine, or taking away, what is another mans. See Mic. 2.2. God is an auengeravenger of all ſuch things, 1 Theſ. 4.5.

    William Sclater · A Key to the Key of Scripture · p. 159 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … hym the honour of God / that is, to feare hym as God, and as auengeravenger of all euel, and to ſeke hys wyll, euen ſo God gaue them vp …
    With rule
    … hym the honour of God / that is, to feare hym as God, and as auengeravenger of all euel, and to ſeke hys wyll, euen ſo God gaue them vp …

    William Tyndale · Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … lap, who can and will right and reuenge such wrongs: for he is the auengeravenger of the helpelesse and oppressed.
    With rule
    … lap, who can and will right and reuenge such wrongs: for he is the auengeravenger of the helpelesse and oppressed.

    Thomas Wilson · Commentary on Romans · p. 853 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … when we thus acknowledge him the only mainetainer of our perſons, goods and credit, & auengeravenger of all wrongs, and dare not reuenge our ſelues; & 2. the neceſſary defence and maintenance …
    With rule
    … when we thus acknowledge him the only mainetainer of our perſons, goods and credit, & auengeravenger of all wrongs, and dare not reuenge our ſelues; & 2. the neceſſary defence and maintenance …

    William Bradshaw · A Preparation to the Receiving of the Lords Supper · p. 117 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … captiues, for then it ſhould be manifeſt to all that he was the iuſt auengeravenger of his Church. The Chaldeans proudly boaſted of the protection they had vnder their …
    With rule
    … captiues, for then it ſhould be manifeſt to all that he was the iuſt auengeravenger of his Church. The Chaldeans proudly boaſted of the protection they had vnder their …

    John Calvin · Commentary on Isaiah · p. 490 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … death. They are not indeed vnder the Law, as a rigorous exactor, and terrible auengeravenger, but they are vnder it, as a righteous commander, and holy conducter, to leade …
    With rule
    … death. They are not indeed vnder the Law, as a rigorous exactor, and terrible auengeravenger, but they are vnder it, as a righteous commander, and holy conducter, to leade …

    William Hinde · The Office and Use of the Moral Law · p. 106 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … or any other covetous tricks. The Apoſtle tels us, that the Lord is the auengeravenger of all ſuch foxes and woulfes, who ſuck the blood of poore Chriſtians, and …
    With rule
    … or any other covetous tricks. The Apoſtle tels us, that the Lord is the auengeravenger of all ſuch foxes and woulfes, who ſuck the blood of poore Chriſtians, and …

    Richard Bernard · The Ready Way to Good Works · p. 291 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (14)

5 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 9 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Spiritual Life and Death A10027

  • Printed
    … a condemned man longs after his pardon; as Hee that was pursued by the AuengerAvenger of blood, in the old Law, ran to the Citie of refuge for shelter …
    With rule
    … a condemned man longs after his pardon; as Hee that was pursued by the AuengerAvenger of blood, in the old Law, ran to the Citie of refuge for shelter …

    John Preston · Spiritual Life and Death · p. 15 · Open in the reader

Exposition of 1 Thessalonians A11591

  • Printed
    … for a witneſſe of vntruth, thou ſhalt be ſure to find there a heauie AuengerAvenger of periury, and falſe ſwearing. Lying is of the Deuill, forſwearing of the Prince …
    With rule
    … for a witneſſe of vntruth, thou ſhalt be ſure to find there a heauie AuengerAvenger of periury, and falſe ſwearing. Lying is of the Deuill, forſwearing of the Prince …

    William Sclater · Exposition of 1 Thessalonians · p. 137 · Open in the reader

A Christian Dictionary A15520

  • Printed
    … the sinne it selfe. Psal. 94, 1. Reuenge thy selfe ô God: or, ô God the AuengerAvenger.
    With rule
    … the sinne it selfe. Psal. 94, 1. Reuenge thy selfe ô God: or, ô God the AuengerAvenger.

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 406 · Open in the reader

A Godly Meditation A16579

  • Printed
    … or wyl deliuer vs: wherfore O heauenly father, the gouerner of all thinges, the AuengerAvenger of the cauſes of the poore, the fatherles, the widow & of the oppreſſ…d …
    With rule
    … or wyl deliuer vs: wherfore O heauenly father, the gouerner of all thinges, the AuengerAvenger of the cauſes of the poore, the fatherles, the widow & of the oppreſſ…d …

    John Bradford · A Godly Meditation · Open in the reader

Commentary Upon Philemon A22481

  • Printed
    … Man oppreſſe or defraud his Brother in any matter: for the Lord is an AuengerAvenger of all ſuch thinges. This is a notable warning to all men that profeſſe …
    With rule
    … Man oppreſſe or defraud his Brother in any matter: for the Lord is an AuengerAvenger of all ſuch thinges. This is a notable warning to all men that profeſſe …

    William Attersoll · Commentary Upon Philemon · p. 393 · Open in the reader